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Subject: I Pod Touch
From: richard.pieri-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Richard Pieri)
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:52:26 -0500
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On Nov 15, 2009, at 1:17 PM, Shankar Viswanathan wrote:
> The Rockbox firmware for the iPods (based on Linux) doesn't support

Rockbox is not based on Linux.  It was written from the ground up, from scratch.

There is an iPod Linux port based on uClinux.  It's neat in the "wow! it works!" fashion but it is unusable as a media player.  It does not run on iPod Touch.

--Rich P.

References:
- I Pod Touch
  - From: kramerjm-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (James Kramer)
- I Pod Touch
  - From: shankar.viswan-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Shankar Viswanathan)

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